A Party

It has been generally agreed that the party for the 5th anniversary of  H3A went very well and that a great time was had by all.  Speeches were kept short and sweet, which is almost a miracle in Turkey and the concert given by Mutlu Torun was a revelation. I didn't think I liked listening to the ud, a lute look-a-like instrument, and almost didn't stay for the recital, but he strayed way off the usual classical Turkish repertoire and I enjoyed every minute.  An impromptu concert by the H3A singing group in the beautiful gardens of the Karia Princess Hotel was a perfect end to the evening.  Now to the two photographs above.  What are these 4 doing on the roof of the Turkish Bath? It wasn't another spontaneous entertainment, in fact nobody seemed to notice them.  They are all members of the photography workshop and our homework this week is to photograph shadows (or shade and shadows as both these words are the same in Turkish) so they were taking advantage of the sunny evening and the hamam's stark white roof.  Mary in blue is not only an ace photographer but also a fellow blogger.  After a year's break she is back at the keyboard and you can check out some of her beautiful photographs on The Adventures of a Cilgin Kiz